[GHC] #11285: Split objects makes static linking really slow

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#11285: Split objects makes static linking really slow
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        Reporter:  ezyang            |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.11
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by ezyang):

 I gave some bogus numbers, because the build system did not inform me that
 SplitSections doesn't actually do anything on Linux yet. So someone will
 have to do this test on Mac OS X and tell us what the difference is.

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